Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
An ExxonMobil Subsidiary
Operator of the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture
Invitation for prequalification for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) for the NNPC/MPN Joint Venture Power Project (“JVPP”) Transmission Line from Qua Iboe Terminal, Ibeno (located on the coast 20 km south of Eket) to Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
The NNPC/MPN Joint Venture intends to build an approximate 58 km double circuit 330kV transmission line from the to-be-constructed JVPP power plant to be located in proximity to the existing MPN Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT), Ibeno (located on the coast 20 km south of Eket), to Ikot Abasi in Akwa Ibom State. This transmission line is to evacuate electrical power from the JVPP power plant to the Nigerian national power grid at Ikot Abasi.
Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPN), on behalf of the NNPC / MPN Joint Venture (JV), invites those reputable engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies that have: a) the requisite experience and skills, and b) the interest in providing lump sum EPC services for the JVPP Transmission Line, to submit written requests for pre-qualification package from the NNPC / MPN JV Joint Venture.
1.0 JVPP Transmission Line (TLine) Work Scope
The JVPP Transmission Line work scope; without limitation; will consist of the following.
a) Detailed engineering, design, procurement, installation and placing into commercial operation of a double circuit 330kV transmission
b) Management of all related works and issues, notably the establishment of beneficial relations with the local host communities.
c) PHCN high voltage transmission line design specifications (along with
other specs as needed) shall be used in the engineering, detailed design, construction, commissioning and placing into commercial operation of the JVPP transmission line. The transmission line’s route, initial topographic survey and geotechnical investigation, proposed tower locations, environmental impact assessment (EIA) and right-of-way (ROW) acquisition will be handled by others; such information shall be provided in the TLine EPC Invitation To Tender (ITT) package. EPC contractor shall be required to use such information for prep of lump sum bid for the transmission line work. The selected EPC Contractor may then perform additional topographic survey and geotechnical investigation work, as needed, subsequent to contract award for purposes of validating the previously provided topographic and Geotechnical information.
2.0 Qualifications
Only qualified EPC companies that have recent, relevant and demonstrated experience in successfully managing and executing lump sum High Voltage (HV) transmission line (275 kV or larger) EPC projects of 50 km (or more) in length have successfully met the NNPC / MPN JV prequalification requirements, will be considered to competitively tender for the scope of work described above.
Those EPC companies that meet all of the following requirements are encouraged to submit written requests for a pre-qualification package from MPN:
- Have at least 10 years experience as the EPC of HV transmission lines.
- Demonstrate specific and recent HV transmission line EPC work in Nigeria;
- Have exemplary work safety performance;
- Have financial strength and stability;
- Demonstrate commitment to optimizing Nigerian content;
3.0 Eligibility to receive a Pre-qualification Questionnaire
In order to be eligible to receive the Prequalification Questionnaire, interested companies must submit proof of successful completion of having completed in-country Nigeria, or Africa, or worldwide, the EPC of at least two (2) separate high voltage (i.e, 275KV or greater) transmission lines of greater than 50 km in length in the last 10 years.
A request for a Pre-qualification Questionnaire that is accompanied by the requisite successful completion data noted above should be sent via facsimile or e-mail and clearly marked:
“Confidential – Request for EPC Prequalification Questionnaire for the JVPP Transmission Line (TLine)” and addressed to:
Upstream Project Procurement Manager
Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited
Victoria Island
PMB 12054
Lagos
Nigeria
Email: ngeria.BidAdministrator@exxonmobil.com
The request must also provide the following information:
a) Transmittal letter, providing an expression of interest
b) Company name with mailing address
c) Physical address
d) Contact person
e) Phone number, Facsimile number and e-mail address
4.0 Nigerian Content
Nigerian Content (NC) in the upstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry is
defined as:
“the quantum of composite value added to or created in the Nigerian oil and gas industry is define as:
systematic development of capacity and capabilities through the deliberate utilization of Nigerian human, material resources and services in the Nigerian oil and gas industry.
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) in line with its vision for Nigeria Content (NC)development has enacted the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry content Development Act 2010 (NOGICD Act)
NNPC/MPN JVPP requires her Contractors to comply with the Act, and it’s attached schedule A and any applicable regulation developed by the Nigerian content Development Monitoring Board.
Bidders shall consider Nigerian content as an important element of their overall project development and management philosophy for project execution. (Section 2)
In view of the above, companies expressing interest must meet the following requirements:
a) Ownership of adequate committed infrastructure for performing the work, i.e. Facilities and equipment for carrying out engineering, design, fabrication and procurement works relating to the project in Nigeria.
b) Maintain a stable management organization, i.e. Project ManagementTeam and procurement Centre in Nigeria.
c). Willingness to utilize and develop in-country capacities and capabilities i.e. Nigerian personnel, indigenous businesses and locally manufactured goods and services in line with the NOGICD Act 2010.
Request For The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Must Be Received By The Manager, Procurement Services, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Via E-Mail No Later Than 14th October 2010.
This pre-qualification request is not an invitation to tender. MPN is neither committed nor obligated to undertake the work described or to issue any call for tender or to include any respondent to this invitation or other company on any tender list or lists, or to award any form(s) of contract. The invitation to tender and full tendering information will be sent only to qualified companies that have been pre-qualified. MPN will not make any form of payment whatsoever for submissions presented in response to this notice.
Mobil House,
Lekki Expressways, Victoria Island,
P.M.B 12054,
Lagos.
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